The Western Cape region of South Africa has been experiencing historic drought since 2014. These 100 m Proba-V images show three of Cape Town's dams, highlighting the dramatic fall in water levels since 2014.

09 February 2018

The Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite takes us over the Atlantic Ocean close to Spain and Portugal in this image from 16 January 2018, where the sky not only features clouds but also criss-cross tracks from maritime vessels.

This 300 m false-colour scene of Pyeongchang in South Korea was captured by Proba-V on 21 January 2018, just two weeks before the Winter Olympics 2018. It shows the northern part of the country, highlighting the mountains as a white network against the red tones of the vegetation.

The Earth Watching project is an ESA/ESRIN service to help local authorities and to promote the benefits of remote sensing data during emergencies, sending images and articles to newspapers, magazines and TV stations.

The Earth Watching website features not only imagery of natural disasters, but also promotes various satellite remote sensing applications through images and articles. Some examples are shown in the special events part of the website.